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This press release announces the launch of the first-ever EPU ("Emotion Processing Unit") for gaming. If you're like us, you are curious about what this means. And if you are like us, reading the...

Tesla flips a switch to increase the range of some cars in Florida to help people evacuate. The Future of Computing Depends on Making It Reversible. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. NVIDIAs performance...

Firefox 57 Will Hide Search Bar and Use a Uni-Bar Approach, Like Chrome. Thanks [H]ardOCP. Even more US adults now getting news from social media, says Pew.

Binge-Watch Every Apple iPhone Announcement Right Here. BYO black turtleneck.

Destiny 2 Has Already Reached 1.2 Million Concurrent Players. Stormlands and the million-man raid: Obsidian's cancelled Xbox One exclusive.

UK Museum To Host Sexism In Games Exhibit. Team Fortress 2 ETF2L Season 13 Highlander Final.

Shortest Trip to Earth - Indiegogo. "A cozy top-down spaceship simulator (survival/roguelike), inspired by FTL & Firefly." A playable demo is available. Thanks PCGamesN.

The Absolver Steam forums have details on a new version 1.05 patch that's now available for the recently released multiplayer combat game (thanks MP1ST). This is from a couple of days ago, and the...

This spotlight trailer from Larian Studios offers a look at combat in Divinity: Original Sin 2, their RPG sequel that's currently in the early access phase on Steam (thanks VG247). The clip runs for...

ASRock Z270 Taichi Motherboard on TweakTown. ASUS VivoBook S15 (S510U) Laptop on Tech ARP. HyperX Alloy Elite Keyboard on APH Networks.

Lyfts strategy- Be the Android of the self-driving car business. Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 has broken presale records despite last year's disaster. Apple iPhone X name revealed in leaked iOS 11...

Destiny 2 PS4 Pro crashes reported. Thanks Rowe.

Diablo III Challenge Rift Champions - Week 10. What To Watch This Weekend- Rocket League, Counter-Strike, And DreamHack.

Equifax lobbied to take away breach victims' right to sue.

Thanks Ant. Equifax's dox of America: Sign up for "free" monitoring, get billed forever. After the Equifax breach, heres how to freeze your credit to protect your identity. Red panic: Best Buy yanks...

DGX Systems Power New Era of Smart Machines for Industry. Thanks Hypothermia. Toshiba's 8 TB X300 HDD Now Available- 7200 RPM Drive For Under $260.

UbiBlog offers a new video titled "Into the Creed" with a 20-minute look at the Assassin's Creed community. This series has attracted many devoted fans over the past 10 years, and the clip is a...

Heroes of the Storm Hotfix Notes September 8, 2017. Portal 2 update released.

Meet Kahuna, the Newest (and Strongest) Disc Jam Character PlayStation.Blog. The Drop: New PlayStation Games for 9-12-2017. This Week On Xbox- September 08, 2017. PS Store: Augusts Top Downloads.

Canadian Gaming Expo in Montreal October 21 and 22. Games writers now eligible for Nebula Award. Dota 2 streamer SirActionSlacks just got married on Twitch.

Save 40% on Kerbal Space Program on Steam.

Phantom Compass announces a release date for Auto Age: Standoff, a car combat game with throwback flair coming to Steam on September 21st. The launch trailer offers a look at gameplay, which they...

Ancestors Legacy is the new title of Destructive Creations' upcoming RTS game that was announced with the simpler title of Ancestors. Publisher 1C Company also now offers a release window for the...

The Steam: Game and Player Statistics page shows another milestone for PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, the runaway hit battle royale game (thanks Eurogamer). The list shows the game hit a peak...

A new listing in the Microsoft Store reveals the first expansion for Destiny 2, Bungie's first-person shooter sequel that's now available for consoles and coming to Windows next month. The add-on is...

Dungeons 3 Pre-Release Campaign on GameWatcher.

Star Citizen Q&A Panel from Dragon-Con 2017. Runs about an hour. Here's a cautionary note from the comments: "My apologies for the audio. The recording was a complete disaster."

Why the Equifax breach is very possibly the worst leak of personal info ever.

New AI can work out whether you're gay or straight from a photograph. Thanks [H]ardOCP.

Google buying HTC, report says. Thanks RedEye9. Comcast Offers Free WiFi Access as Hurricane Irma Looms. Google wants its Assistant to be your personal translator.

Morphite Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One. NBA 2K18- The Prelude Is Now Available For Xbox One. Walk The Light Is Now Available For Xbox One.

BANDAI NAMCO (who else?) announce Accel World VS Sword Art Online Deluxe Edition is coming to PCs via Steam on September 12th, offering PC gamers a chance to play this anime action/RPG crossover. The...

Beat The Game is now available on Steam, offering a "Dali-esque" adventure game for Windows, macOS, and Linux that relies heavily on audio cues. This post notes that development spanned "3 Years of...

Publisher Paradox and developer Obsidian announce the release of Bastard's Wound, the new expansion for Tyranny, Obsidian's role-playing game. The release trailer celebrates the news, and here are...

U-Play Online announces eSports Life, a pro-gamer sim coming to Windows and macOS from the folks who brought us Youtubers Life, the influencer sim. The game's Steam listing is live, saying to expect...

Wizards of the Coast announces Magic: The Gathering Arena, an upcoming digital game based on the Magic: The Gathering strategy card game series. This was revealed during a livestream today that can...

AMD Support now offers new version 17.9.1 Crimson ReLive Edition reference drivers for AMD graphics cards (thanks Hypothermia). Here's a list of what these do and do not fix: Radeon Software Crimson...

Steam News announces a free weekend and sale are underway for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition: Play The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition for FREE starting now through Sunday at 1PM...

Humble Mumble announces that to celebrate the kick off of The Humble Store end of summer sale, they are giving away The Walking Dead: Season 1 for free. Telltale's episodic adventure will be yours...

A Steam Community Announcement reveals the release of Laws of War, the newest DLC for Arma 3, Bohemia Interactive's military shooter. This includes a new video developer diary discussing the project....

Steam News announces that Monaco is free for anyone who adds it to their Steam library before 1:00 pm EDT tomorrow. The offer is temporary, but if you act in time, the game is yours to keep...

Destiny 2 PS4 Errors Reported, Bungie Investigating Problems [Update- Fixed]. Destiny 2Players Fume Over One-Time-Use Shaders (And Microtransactions).

BattleTech Beta Gameplay Stream on GameWatcher. Let's play World of Warcraft patch 7.3 with a Dev. Thanks Ant.

FrostKeep Studios REND shreds survival MMOs PC & Video Games Examiner.

War of Conquest by Michael Ferrier Kickstarter. "War of Conquest will place you in a single, wide-open world with thousands of other players, to develop your nation, compete for resources, and...

Steam now offers HYPERNOVA: Escape from Hadea, a real-time strategy game described as "a charming open-world single-player RTS loaded with quirky characters, beautiful planetary design and a healthy...

InselGames announces Duke Nukem will be part of Wild Buster: Heroes of Titan, a sci-fi MMORPG announced last year. The game is in the midst of an Indiegogo campaign which offers alpha access, and...

The LawBreakers website now has a Q4 2017 Content Roadmap outlining plans for the recently launched multiplayer shooter from Boss Key Studios (thanks DSOGaming via NEOgaf). They say this "is not a...

Rockstar Games announces L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files, a virtual reality take on L.A. Noire, their game that put the players in the gumshoes of a detective working in Los Angeles in the 1940s. This...

A new trailer from Rising Storm 2: Vietnam shows off an "Australian Update" that will bring new content to the military shooter sequel. This was unveiled at PAX West, and you can see that reveal at...